I think that was one of the reasons for Fedora's deal with Microsoft. Getting a user to manually change the BIOS to remove this "protection" may be seen as a type of DRM Circumvention which can be illegal in some countries.
Or would this not come under those laws? On 1 June 2012 11:54, Bea Groves <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > I've sent an email on the matter to my colleagues at the Institute for > Learning as a heads-up to an issue that may well impact on the curriculum > offered in FE colleges as time goes on. It's worth spreading the word on > this to all parties that might be affected by it; the more we're aware the > more we can protest. > > > On 01/06/12 11:28, paul sutton wrote: > >> On 01/06/12 07:48, alan c wrote: >> >>> From the Bad News department: >>> >>> Lockdown: free/open OS maker pays Microsoft ransom for the right to >>> boot on users' computers >>> By Cory Doctorow May 31 >>> http://boingboing.net/2012/05/**31/lockdown-freeopen-os-maker-**p.html<http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/lockdown-freeopen-os-maker-p.html> >>> >>> Ok forwarded the link to my local MP and while the issues are technical >> i have tried to argue or at least say that we should have fairness and >> if we want to run other systems we should be able to. >> >> Also made a point in saying thast many universities / industries use >> Linux for their work, as well as Linux being used for film CGI, >> >> Not sure if this helps but I really don't know what else i can do, A >> lot of users probably won't even notice, until it's too late. >> >> >> Paul >> >> > -- > Beatrix E. Groves > BA Hons (Educ) LCGI MAPTT MIFL QTLS > President, Institute for Learning (IfL) > General Secretary, Association of Part-Time Tutors (APTT) > <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~**<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<> > Email: [email protected] > Email: [email protected] > Web: http://www.beagroves.net > Blog: http://beagroves.tumblr.com > <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~**<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<> > > Random Quote of the Day (chosen by my computer) -------------> > > “Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. > As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear > for the vast majority of the population. If the individual were no longer > compelled to prove himself on the market, as a free economic subject, the > disappearance of this freedom would be one of the greatest achievements of > civilization.” (Herbert Marcuse) > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**UKTeam/ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/> > -- Regards Bill Cumming Twitter: @s0l_uk Skype: s0litaire Email: [email protected] : [email protected]
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